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Isaiah 1:21-31

21How is the faithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151become an harlotלְזוֹנָ֔הle.zo.NahH2181!it was fullמְלֵאֲתִ֣יme.le.'a.TiH4392of judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941;righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664lodgedיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885in it; but now murderersמְרַצְּחִֽים׃me.ra.tze.ChimH7523.

22Thy silverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701is become drossלְסִיגִ֑יםle.si.GimH5509,thy wineסָבְאֵ֖ךְsa.ve.'EkhH5435mixedמָה֥וּלma.HulH4107with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325:

23Thy princesשָׂרַ֣יִךְsa.Ra.yikhH8269arerebelliousסוֹרְרִ֗יםso.RimH5637,and companionsוְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.ReiH2270of thievesגַּנָּבִ֔יםga.na.VimH1590:every one lovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157giftsשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810,and followethוְרֹדֵ֖ףve.ro.DefH7291after rewardsשַׁלְמֹנִ֑יםshal.mo.NimH8021:they judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֔טוּyish.Po.tuH8199not the fatherlessיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490,neither doth the causeוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379of the widowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935unto them.

24Therefore saithנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002the Lordהָֽאָדוֹן֙ha.'a.dOnH113,the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the mighty Oneאֲבִ֖יר'a.VirH46of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ahה֚וֹיHoH1945,I will easeאֶנָּחֵ֣ם'e.na.ChemH5162me of mine adversariesמִצָּרַ֔יmi.tza.RaiH6862,and avengeוְאִנָּקְמָ֖הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358me of mine enemiesמֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃me.'oy.VaiH341:

25And I will turnוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027upon thee, and purelyכַּבֹּ֖רka.BorH1253purge awayוְאֶצְרֹ֥ףve.'etz.RofH6884thy drossסִיגָ֑יִךְsi.Ga.yikhH5509,and take awayוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493all thy tinבְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃be.di.La.yikhH913:

26And I will restoreוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725thy judgesשֹׁפְטַ֙יִךְ֙sho.fe.Ta.yikhH8199as at the firstכְּבָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הke.va.Ri.sho.NahH7223,and thy counsellorsוְיֹעֲצַ֖יִךְve.yo.'a.Tza.yikhH3289as at the beginningכְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑הke.vat.te.chi.LahH8462:afterwardאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thou shalt be calledיִקָּ֤רֵאyi.Ka.re'H7121,The cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of righteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,the faithfulנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151.

27Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726shall be redeemedתִּפָּדֶ֑הti.pa.DehH6299with judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941,and her convertsוְשָׁבֶ֖יהָve.sha.Vei.haH7725with righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

28And the destructionוְשֶׁ֧בֶרve.She.verH7667of the transgressorsפֹּשְׁעִ֛יםpo.she.'ImH6586and of the sinnersוְחַטָּאִ֖יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400shall betogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,and they that forsakeוְעֹזְבֵ֥יve.'o.ze.VeiH5800the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be consumedיִכְלֽוּ׃yikh.LuH3615.

29For they shall be ashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954of the oaksמֵאֵילִ֖יםme.'ei.LimH352which ye have desiredחֲמַדְתֶּ֑םcha.mad.TemH2530,and ye shall be confoundedוְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּve.Tach.pe.RuH2659for the gardensמֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹתme.hag.ga.NotH1593that ye have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃be.char.TemH977.

30For ye shall be as an oakכְּאֵלָ֖הke.'e.LahH424whose leafעָלֶ֑הָ'a.Le.haH5929fadethנֹבֶ֣לֶתno.Ve.letH5034,and as a gardenוּֽכְגַנָּ֔הu.khe.ga.NahH1593that hath no waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

31And the strongהֶחָסֹן֙he.cha.SonH2634shall be as towלִנְעֹ֔רֶתlin.'O.retH5296,and the makerוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467of it as a sparkלְנִיצ֑וֹץle.ni.TzotzH5213,and they shall bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147burnוּבָעֲר֧וּu.va.'a.RuH1197togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162,and none shall quenchמְכַבֶּֽה׃ סme.kha.BehH3518them.

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